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[ad_1] London shares closed at their highest in nearly 10 months amid relief among investors that the UK and the EU had secured a last-minute trade deal. With the city open for business for the first time since the deal was agreed to late on Christmas Eve, traders ignored an …

[ad_1] The son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archie, has spoken publicly for the first time, with a slight American accent, on the royal couple’s new podcast for Spotify. The half-hour “Holiday Special” features celebrities, including singer Sir Elton John and television host James Corden, and other guests …

[ad_1] Nearly half a million Wuhan residents may have been infected with coronavirus, nearly 10 times the city’s official number of confirmed cases, a study by China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The research aimed to estimate the scale of previous infections by analyzing blood serum samples …

[ad_1] The UK has reported another 53,135 coronavirus cases, the highest daily total on record since the pandemic began. 414 deaths were also reported within 28 days of a positive result. COVID-19 test, up from 357 on Monday, bringing the UK’s official total to 71,567. A total of 41,385 new …

[ad_1] The French authorities arrested a person inside the Channel Tunnel. It is not known if they got very deep into the tunnel they had managed to get to before being discovered. Officials in France are now handling the matter. A Eurotunnel spokesperson said: “Eurotunnel can confirm that a person …

[ad_1] Margaret Keenan, who became the world’s first patient to receive the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine outside of a clinical trial, took her second hit. The 91-year-old grandmother received the booster injection at Coventry University Hospital on Tuesday, three weeks after making history with the first one on December 8. …

[ad_1] A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Croatia, with reports of at least one death, many injuries, and cities “demolished”. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the quake occurred 45 kilometers southeast of the capital Zagreb. A 12-year-old boy in the city of Petrinja, 50 kilometers from Zagreb, was killed, …

[ad_1] James Wade had the first nine darts at the World Championship since 2016; the left-hander gave up a two-set band by becoming the sixth player in the top 10 to exit the tournament. By Josh Gorton Last Updated: 12/29/20 2:39 pm 1:15 Watch James Wade throw nine darts in …

[ad_1] Fashion designer Pierre Cardin died at the age of 98, according to the French Academy of Fine Arts. The French star, who was born in Italy, was known for her edgy style and futuristic designs in the 1960s and 1970s. He first worked in haute couture houses before launching …

[ad_1] India draws 1-1 in Test series in Australia; the visitors had lost the first test after collapsing to 36 in total; Australia fined and deducted four World Test Championship points for slow overpricing in Test second; Third test confirmed for Sydney despite Covid outbreak By AP Last Updated: 12/29/20 …